Certified Peer Specialist Training Exam
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Definition of Recovery - CORRECT ANSWER Recovery is remembering who you are
and to become all that you are meant to be.
What are the Recovery Pathways? (Hint S.H.R.E.C) - CORRECT
ANSWER Spirituality, Hope, Recovery environment, Empowerment, and Choice.
What are some empowering actions from the Peer Support Approach? - CORRECT
ANSWER Listen -> Reflect, Relate with Empathy, Validate, Ask Permission, Ask
Open Ended Questions, Partner Plan.
Peer Support is about: - CORRECT ANSWER being an expert at not being an expert.
Understand that a great way to invite strengths foward in someone is to _________. -
CORRECT ANSWER validate them.
Name some ways to blow off steam. - CORRECT ANSWER Walking, journaling,
listening to music.
Examples of "Person-first" language and languages that label/categorize. - CORRECT
ANSWER Example: Person with diabetes as opposed to a diabetic; Person with
schizophrenia as opposed to a schizophrenic.
Given some scenarios, identify forms of abuse. - CORRECT ANSWER Physical,
Sexual, Spiritual, Financial, and Emotional/Psychological.
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Definition of Recovery - CORRECT ANSWER Recovery is remembering who you are
and to become all that you are meant to be.
What are the Recovery Pathways? (Hint S.H.R.E.C) - CORRECT
ANSWER Spirituality, Hope, Recovery environment, Empowerment, and Choice.
What are some empowering actions from the Peer Support Approach? - CORRECT
ANSWER Listen -> Reflect, Relate with Empathy, Validate, Ask Permission, Ask
Open Ended Questions, Partner Plan.
Peer Support is about: - CORRECT ANSWER being an expert at not being an expert.
Understand that a great way to invite strengths foward in someone is to _________. -
CORRECT ANSWER validate them.
Name some ways to blow off steam. - CORRECT ANSWER Walking, journaling,
listening to music.
Examples of "Person-first" language and languages that label/categorize. - CORRECT
ANSWER Example: Person with diabetes as opposed to a diabetic; Person with
schizophrenia as opposed to a schizophrenic.
Given some scenarios, identify forms of abuse. - CORRECT ANSWER Physical,
Sexual, Spiritual, Financial, and Emotional/Psychological.
